Stade Félix-Bollaert
- RC Lens
- European Football Championship 1984
- Football World Cup 1998
- Rugby Union World Cup 1999
- Rugby Union World Cup 2007
- European Football Championship 2016
The Stade Bollaert - Delelis is a football stadium in the French Lens. In the stadium, the venue was at the soccer World Cup in 1998, carries the RC Lens from its home games. In addition, Lille OSC where its home games in the Champions League 2006 /07 disputed.
History
The stadium is named after Félix Bollaert, who gave as chairman of the local mining company in 1931 the construction of the stadium in order. 1932, the stadium was opened. It is one of the few stadiums where the "Fan " along the sidelines and not, as usual, is behind one of the gates. On 28 September 2012, the city Lens decided the name of the stadium in memory of the former Prime Minister and former Mayor ( 1966-1998 ) of the city, André Delelis, who died on September 4, 2012, supplement. In future pay the venue of the RC Lens Stade Bollaert the name - Delelis.
The four individual stands of the stadium are different personalities of RC Lens and dedicated to the region:
- Henri Trannin, former goalkeeper and sports director of the association
- "Tony" Marek, players and coaches from RC Lens, and Xerces Louis, French national team in the 1950s
- Élie Delacourt, former Fanklubvorsitzender RC Lens
- Max Lepagnot, former president of the District of Artois
For the World Cup in 1998 and the Rugby World Cup in 1999, the stadium was completely renovated in keeping with the capacity of formerly nearly 50,000 seats was reduced to 41,800 seats. The stadium has worked exclusively on seats. Meanwhile, the number of places was limited to 41 233 by the construction of exclusive lodges and improved safety standards. It is worth noting that the city of Lens itself has only about 37,000 inhabitants.
In 2002, the town of Lens and Lens entered into a contract with 50 - year term, after which only the association for maintenance in the stadium comes up. Exceptions are serious defects and damages for their elimination coming up the city.
The stadium has hosted several group matches of the Rugby Union World Cup 2007.
European Football Championship 2016
The Bollaert - Delelis is intended for the European Football Championship in 2016 as a venue, but long was the financing of the reconstruction measures uncertain. In March 2012, a solution should be found, but the deadline passed without result. End of August 2012 signed Guy Delcourt, mayor of Lens, a financial plan. Then the cost of the planned 78 million euro between the Nord-Pas -de- Calais region (25 million euros ), the Communauté d' agglomération de Lens - Liévin (20 million euros ) and the French State (12 million euros ) split. In addition, a loan comes with a term of 31 years more than 30 million euros, which goes to the region of Nord- Pas -de -Calais. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2013.
In the arts
The successful French film Welcome to the Sticks, the main characters attend a home match RC Lens in the former Stade Félix Bollaert -.